# PO6 1AQ: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO6 1AQ is a postcode in Portsmouth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Portsmouth. Open the map at PO6 1AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po6) › [PO6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Portsmouth 026D: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **Bedhampton, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **No property in PO6 1AQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 026D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO6 1AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PO6 1AQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Solent Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/solent-infant-school-e144189) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | – |
| [Solent Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/solent-junior-school-e144193) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morelands-primary-school-e116265) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-school-e144192) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Havant and South Downs College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/havant-and-south-downs-college-e130695) | Sixth form and further education | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Riverside Community Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-community-special-school-e116600) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Purbrook Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purbrook-park-school-e116506) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £352,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2023 | £725,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £570,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| October 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: FARLINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Farlington Express (440 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £251,220** (July 2026). Portsmouth’s average house price was £251,220 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,022** (2025). Full-time workers living in Portsmouth earned a median of £36,022 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 95th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Portsmouth costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.4** (2025). Portsmouth has a deprivation score of 26.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 64th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Portsmouth 026D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.6** (2025). Portsmouth 026D has a deprivation score of 7.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,768th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £341,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 026D was £341,000 in 2025. Joint 12,298th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,522** (2021). Portsmouth 026D had 1,522 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,345th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 026D, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PO6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO6 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,424** (2021). PO6 had 42,424 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 369th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PO6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In PO6, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth)
- Centre: 50.8469, -1.0253

Council: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Portsmouth North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/portsmouth-north): Amanda Martin (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.0253,50.8469,PO61AQ

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